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Opal Lee to Receive Honorary Degree
Civil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern Methodist University (SMU).Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is expected to receive the honor during the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony. She led a national grassroots campaign that resulted in the 2021 establishment of Juneteenth, the June 19 federal holiday.Opal LeeLee plans to participate in a May 9 symposium at the university with
After Arrests of Students at Columbia, the Mood Shifts
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows Chronicle Photo by Kate Hidalgo BellowsProtesters on Saturday outside the entrance to Columbia U. Earlier in the week the administration had called in the New York City police to arrest students who had refused to take down an encampment on the university’s South Lawn. On Saturday, protesters on either side of the entrance presented different forms of activism.
Tracking Higher Ed’s Dismantling of DEI
By Erin Gretzinger and Maggie Hicks Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock We've documented actions taken on dozens of campuses to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid mounting political pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.
Some Colleges Have Turned to Football to Raise Their Profile. Has It Worked?
By Nell Gluckman John Blackie, USA Today Network, ImagnThe U. of West Florida’s football team hosted Valdosta State U. in October 2023. Researchers found almost no long-term benefits for three dozen colleges that added the sport in the last few decades.
ROBIN SCHIMANDLE
Robin SchimandleRobin Schimandle has been named director of development for the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources at the University of Nevada Reno. She served the university as director of development for University Libraries. Schimandle holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway.
Scholars Decry Columbia University’s Arrest of Pro-Palestine Protesters
Columbia University's decision to act against pro-Palestine student demonstrators who had been occupying its South Lawn, culminated in suspensions and subsequent arrests of more than 108 protesters in the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” and a harsh rebuke from scholars from across the world. “The issue for us on campus is freedom of expression,” said Dr. Najam Haider, chair of religion at Barnard College, a private women's liberal arts college that is part
GENITA MANGUM
Dr. Genita MangumGenita Mangum has been appointed registrar at Delaware State University. She served as registrar for Harrisburg Area Community College in Pennsylvania. Mangum holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, a master’s in education from Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, Connecticut, and a Ph.D. in management in community college policy and administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus in
TICAS Policy Agenda Tackles the Flaws in the Higher Ed System
The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has released its latest policy recommendations to make postsecondary education affordable and completable for all students.“It encompasses things we think are possible to get across the finish line now, but also a broad sweep of things needed over time to make progress as a nation to reduce racial and economic disparities across higher education,” said Sameer Gadkaree, TICAS president and CEO.Recommendations include
Colleges, the Title IX Changes Are Finally Here. What’s In Them?
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows and Sarah Brown Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Title IX compliance is enforced by the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, led by Assistant Secretary Catherine E. Lhamon. After a long delay, the Biden administration has finalized new regulations for handling campus investigations of sexual assault and harassment.
SkillPointe Updates Help Community Colleges Bridge the Skills Gap
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) and its technology platform, SkillPointe, have released an improved SkillPointe website to help students pursue in-demand skills while helping community colleges meet workforce demands.Dr. Rebecca Corbin“By connecting students who are working towards building their own career paths with community colleges offering skills that are vital to their local communities, SkillPointe helps students take their first step towards forging their own path toward